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Dolly Parton Salutes Rock and Roll
In an interview with Emily Lordi, the singer-songwriter discusses her new album, in which she plants her feet among ambitious and experimental women in rock music.
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Reporting and analysis on the affairs of the day.
A Ruinous War and Peacemaking in Gaza
Ceasefires usually don’t end wars, but truces can reveal much about the combatants.
Columbia Suspended Pro-Palestine Student Groups. The Faculty Revolted
Like other universities, the school has cracked down on activism among students. Some professors think it’s gone too far.
What Was the Point of George Santos?
Washington finally rediscovers how to give a grifting congressman the boot.
Shane MacGowan Leaves the Astral Plane
He was beloved and admired for his songwriting, his rotten teeth, and his tendency toward insubordination.
Why Washington Couldn’t Quit Kissinger
Despite his controversial record, the former Secretary of State never fell out of the good graces of the D.C. establishment.
Who Gets to Play in Women’s Leagues?
What a blood test taught me about testosterone, athleticism, and sex.
How Sandra Hüller Approached Playing a Nazi
The German actress probes characters with unusual depth. But to portray a Fascist wife, in “The Zone of Interest,” she reversed her usual approach—and withheld her empathy.
Comment
Opinions, arguments, and reflections on the news.
The Inside Story of Microsoft’s Partnership with OpenAI
The companies had honed a protocol for releasing artificial intelligence ambitiously but safely. Then OpenAI’s board exploded all their carefully laid plans.
The Israel-Hamas War
What Would a Lasting Peace Between Israel and Palestine Really Look Like?
The need for a new paradigm after October 7th.
The Israel-Palestine Debate, on TikTok
Live-streamers have flooded the social-media platform to prove the righteousness of their side.
One Family’s Perilous Escape from Gaza City
When Israel invaded Kamal Al-Mashharawi’s neighborhood, he crowded into a basement with his family. “The world is closing in on us,” he wrote on WhatsApp.
The Making of the World’s Go-To Hostage Negotiator
How Qatar became one of the most prominent mediators of hostage situations.
The Best Movies of 2023
The year’s wide variety of cinematic artistry reflects the many systems of production at work behind the scenes.
The Year in Review
The Dawn of the Celebrity Power Couple
From Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, the first rule of the A-list relationship is clear: It always involves more than two people.
The Critics
Grand Appetites and “Poor Things”
In Yorgos Lanthimos’s film, Emma Stone plays a young woman who was created by a scientist, and is forever tasting the world as if it were freshly made.
Maybe We Already Have Runaway Machines
A new book argues that the invention of states and corporations has something to teach us about A.I. But perhaps it’s the other way around.
A Fashion Designer’s Shrewd Eye for Curation
Grace Wales Bonner’s new MOMA show is a sophisticated meditation on and, especially, around Black expression.
Frederick Wiseman in Paradise
At ninety-three, the filmmaker has just released a new documentary about a French restaurant. In his work, institutions develop a soul, even an unconscious.
The Past, Present, and Future of the Period Drama
“The Buccaneers,” a series based on an Edith Wharton novel, is the latest show to mix a historical setting and a modern sensibility. Are the updates revelatory?
“Hell’s Kitchen” Brings Alicia Keys’s Musical Power to the Public
The R. & B. titan shares a fictionalized version of her coming of age.
She was a serious woman, a small woman with a heavy manner, though some later recalled a twinkle in her eye, and others a dry sense of humor.
I remember only that her presence was full of undescribed life and uncheapened by conclusions.Continue reading »
Goings On
What to see, eat, and do, in New York City and beyond.
Women Fashion Designers at the Met
Also in this week’s recommendations from our culture editors: “Squid Game: The Challenge,” music from Romy and Liz Phair, a documentary on China, and more.
My Favorite Restaurants in New York City
Hannah Goldfield presents twenty of her top restaurants, in no particular order.
What to See This Season
Our critics’ guide to what’s happening this winter in art, theatre, music, movies, and more.
The Enduring Strangeness of Nicolas Cage
The actor’s performance in “Dream Scenario” seems crafted to remind viewers that he’s more than a meme.
Personal Histories
Piecing Together My Father’s Murder
I was too young to remember what happened to my dad, and no one explained it to me. So I tried to assemble the story myself.
When My Book Got Banned
I had envisioned book bans as modern morality plays—but the reality was far more complicated.
The Fall of My Teen-Age Self
This particular April, I’d sworn to my mother I wasn’t smoking. Therefore: stolen cigarettes. Therefore: windowsill.
A Friend Died, Her Novel Unfinished. Could I Realize Her Vision?
Attempting to complete a beloved colleague’s work meant reckoning anew with her absence.
Bradley Cooper on Lenny, Lenny’s Nose, and “The Hangover” Part 4
The “Maestro” actor and director discusses playing Leonard Bernstein, the feeling of conducting a live symphony orchestra, and the prospect of bringing back a star-making franchise.
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